-PTER

Meaning of -PTER in English

a combining form meaning "one with wings" of the kind specified: hymenopter.

[ see -PTEROUS ]

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PTER- — combining form or ptero- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pteron — more at feather : feather : wing pter …
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PTER- — var. of ptero- before a vowel: pteranodon.
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PTERO — ptero- n [occurring in compounds] ptero-, pter- (= feather, wing)
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PTERIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter- (from Greek pteron wing) + 1-in; from its being a factor in the pigments …
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ORNITHOPTER — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ornith- + -pter (as in helicopter) Date: 1908 an aircraft designed to derive its chief …
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PTEROTIC — I. təˈräd.ik, (ˈ)te|r- adjective Etymology: pter- + -otic (II) ; from the bone being winglike : of, relating to, or …
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AMETHOPTERIN — ˌaməˈthäpt(ə)rə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: a min- + meth- + pter oyl + -in : methotrexate herein
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XANTHOPTERIN — zanˈthäptərə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: xanth- + pter- + -in : a yellow crystalline amphoteric high-melting pigment H 2 …
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PTERYLA — ˈterələ noun ( plural ptery·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek hylē wood, forest — more at …
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PTEROYL — ˈtərəwə̇l, -ˌwil noun ( -s ) Etymology: pter- (in pteroic acid ) + -yl : the radical (C 13 H …
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PTEROTHORAX — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + thorax; from its being the wing-bearing segment : the mesothorax and metathorax …
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PTEROTHECA — |terə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + theca : the part of the pupa case that covers the rudimentary …
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PTEROSTIGMA — ˌterə+ noun ( plural pterostigmata ) Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Latin stigma : an opaque thickened spot on …
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PTEROSTEMON — -ˈstēmən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen : a …
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PTEROSPERMUM — -ˈspərməm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -spermum : a genus of shrubs and trees (family Sterculiaceae) …
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PTEROSAURIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -sauria : an order of Archosauria comprising flying reptiles …
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PTEROPUS — ˈterəpəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pteropous wing-footed, from pter- + pous foot — more at foot …
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PTEROPSIDA — -sədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pteropsis, genus of ferns (from pter- + -opsis ) + -ida …
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PTEROPODA — təˈräpədə, teˈr- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -poda : a division of Tectibranchia formerly ranked …
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PTEROPHORIDAE — ˌterəˈfȯrəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pterophorus, type genus (from pter- + -phorus ) + -idae : …
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PTEROPEGUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷gəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek pēgon, neuter of pēgos solid, strong, from pēgnynai …
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PTEROPAEDES — ˌterəˈpē(ˌ)dēz noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek paides, plural of païs child — more at few : …
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PTERONARCIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnärsəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + narc- + -idae; from the sluggish flight : a …
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PTEROMYS — ˈterəˌmis Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -mys synonym of petaurista
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PTEROMALIDAE — ˌterəˈmaləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pteromalus, type genus (from pter- + Greek homalos even, level) + …
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PTEROLICHUS — ˌterəˈlīkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + -lichus (probably irregular from Greek lichēn lichen) — more at …
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PTEROID — ˈteˌrȯid, ˈtiˌr- adjective Etymology: pter- + -oid 1. : winglike 2. [Greek pter is fern + English -oid — more …
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PTERANODON — /teuh ran"euh don'/ , n. a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread …
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PTERIN — [pter.in] n [ISV pter- (fr. Gk pteron wing) + [1]-in; fr. its being a factor in the pigments of butterfly …
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PTERIDOLOGY — [pter.i.dol.o.gy] n (1855): the study of ferns -- pter.i.do.log.i.cal adj -- pter.i.dol.o.gist n
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HUNGARY — officially Republic of Hungary, Hungarian Magyarorszg, or Magyar Kztrsasg landlocked country in central Europe. Hungary extends for about 195 miles …
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